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Declaration of Independence
This announced the newly independent states from Great Britain therefore formed a new nation, The United States of America. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The first women's rights convention. -
13th Amendment
This amendment formally abolished slavery, and was passed at the end of the civil war. -
14th Amendment
This address the people’s rights which is equal under law. This law was originally proposed because of the issue related to former slaves after the Civil War. -
15th Amendment
Gave African American Men the right to vote, which declared their right of citizenship. -
Colorado grants women the right to vote
step toward full female suffrage, Colorado first sate to do this -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Decided that separate but equal was constitutional, segregation in public facilities. -
NAACP was founded
organization made to promote total equality and no race-based discrimination -
19th Amendment
This allowed all people of any gender the right to vote, even women. -
Executive order 10450
withdrew executive order 9835, 10450 stopped people from being accused of being communist solely because of their political affiliation -
Brown v Board of Education
Decided that separate but equal wasn’t constitutional, allowed integration in schools. -
One, Inc v. Olesen
first case to rule free press rights for homosexuality -
24th Amendment
This eliminated poll tax in order to vote. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting -
Stonewall Inn Riots
first real push against police for LGBT and gay rights, police raid on bar and homosexuals fight back -
Title IX
required scholarship funding for men’s and women’s athletics to be equal -
APA removes homosexuality as a mental disorder
this was a step toward accepting homosexuality and not discriminating against those who were homosexual -
Don't ask Don't Tell
Enlistees would not be asked about their sexual orientation and gay and lesbians would be allowed to serve as long as they didn't declare it or do homosexual acts. -
Defense of Marriage Act
allowed states to refuse to recognize same- sex married couples that were joined by another state, hurt gay right movement -
Massachusetts legalizes gay marriage
first state to legalize gay marriage, huge step for LGBT and gay community -
Don't ask Don't Tell repeal
President Obama repealed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, allowed men and women to be openly homosexual in military -
Illinois becomes first state to repeal its sodomy laws
Illinois became the first state to declare same sex sexual activity legal
